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1-Star Stocks Poised to Plunge: eLoyalty?

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 22:50 by Brian D. Pacampara

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 135,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, consulting and managed services provider eLoyalty (Nasdaq: ELOY) has received the dreaded one-star ranking.

3 Stocks That Just Make Sense

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 22:47 by Matt Koppenheffer

History seems to show that good investing doesn't necessarily mean picking out complex situations and basing your investment thesis on Nobel-level math. In fact, as the current financial crisis has shown us -- not to mention the Long Term Capital Management hedge fund and many other examples -- too much complexity can often

4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Humana

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 22:43 by Brian D. Pacampara

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 135,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, health insurer Humana (NYSE: HUM) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Stone Energy

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 22:38 by Brian D. Pacampara

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 135,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, independent petroleum producer Stone Energy  (NYSE: SGY) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

5-Star Stocks Begging to Be Bought

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 22:35 by Morgan Housel

Can't argue with that, can you? I don't need to remind you of how much fear is in the market these days. It's a real gut check, but that fear is creating opportunities for investors patient and diligent enough to search for the babies thrown out with the bathwater.

4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: RBC

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 22:28 by Brian D. Pacampara

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 135,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Canadian banking giant Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 22:21 by Rich Smith

At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and "initiating coverage at neutral." So you might think we'd be the last people to give virtual ink to such "news." And we would be -- if that were all we were doing.

Monday's Biggest Stock Stars

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 22:16 by Brian D. Pacampara

Hey there, Fools. I've summoned our Motley Fool CAPS community once again to highlight a few of Monday's biggest winners among the stocks with top ratings of four or five stars.

A Pair of Oil Patch Disappointments

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 22:12 by Toby Shute

As Canadian icon Bryan Adams once said, "You win some and you lose some." On Friday, Plains Exploration & Production (NYSE: PXP) lost some. And by "some," I mean drilling access off the coast of Santa Barbara, California.

As Loans Shrink, Which Banks Are Winning?

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 22:08 by Alex Dumortier

Last week, an audit by the TARP program's government watchdog suggested that a wide majority (83%) of banks that have received TARP investments had, in fact, put some of the funds to work by lending them out. That may well be true, but recently released second-quarter results show that the amount of total loans at the largest banks -- all TARP recipients -- fell during the period:

Stocks to Start You Off

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 22:04 by Selena Maranjian

Why should late-night DJs get to offer all the dedications? I hereby dedicate this article to newcomers to the investing arena, to people who've freed up some cash to invest, and to those who understand that this sluggish stock market presents them with a rare and exciting opportunity.

Why the Equity Naysayers Are Dead Wrong

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 21:56 by Matt Koppenheffer

Though some optimism has crept into the news lately, there are still plenty of people who seem to be declaring the death of stock investing, suggesting that returns from equities over the long term haven't lived up to the hype. But fear not, dear Fool -- rumors of the death of equities have been greatly exaggerated.